1. + Student of Color & International Student Welcome Tuesday, September 23, 2014 Office of Minority Recruitment & Retention College of Education

2. + Navigating Your First Quarter Tuesday, September 23, 2014 Office of Minority Recruitment & Retention College of Education

3. + Food & Coffee near Miller Hall Parnassuss Café Art Building Suzzalo Café Suzzalo Library The HUB McMahon & By George The Ave U Village University Village

4. + Some Key Apps For Living & School Getting around campus Myuw app Busing & Lightrail in Seattle onebusaway Annotation and Note Taking iAnnontate, Good Reader, Notability, Pages Storage Apps JustCloud.com, Zipcloud, Mozy, Dropbox, Google Drive http://www.thetop10bestonlinebackup.com/cloud-storage Reference Tools Zotero, RefWorks, Endnote, Mendely

5. + Additional Info For Living & School Computer Lab 4 th floor of Miller Hall Books (rent, used, & new) UW Bookstore (The Ave) Amazon (Amazon Prime) Grocery Stores & Farmer’s Markets Farmer’s Markets in every neighborhood Captial Hill Co-Op Safeway, QFC, Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods, Fred Meyer General Shopping University Ave, University Village, Northgate Mall, Downtown, Antique Stores, Crossroads, Buffalo Exchange, Goodwill

6. + College of Education Listservs College of Education Funding Information: mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/coed_fundin g_opportunities mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/coed_fundin g_opportunities College of Education general event and program information: mailman.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/edlife mailman.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/edlife International Students Information: mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/coeinternatio nal mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/coeinternatio nal Students of Color Information: mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/uwcoesoc mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/uwcoesoc

7. + Fall & Winter in Seattle It is not all that rainy Mizzle—mist and drizzle But it is gray Sun sets around 4:30 pm In the summer the sun sets around 9:30/10pm =] Seasonal Affective Disorder

8. + Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) What is SAD? a pattern of seasonal depression experienced by otherwise healthy and happy people. Typically, fall and winter bring “down” feelings not explained by day to day experiences. What are typical symptoms? Mood changes Appetite changes Weight increases Sleep and activity changes Social and interpersonal strain Does SAD go away? Mood lifts with the onset of spring!

9. + More about SAD What are some treatments? Vitamin D Light Therapy Individual or Group Therapy/support sessions sessions To find out more about SAD or other mental health services please visit Hall Health: depts.washington.edu/hhpccweb/depts.washington.edu/hhpccweb/ Counseling Center: www.washington.edu/counseling/www.washington.edu/counseling/

10. + Getting Connected within the CoE and the UW Attend the Resource Fair TODAY at 12:00pm in Miller 212 OMRR Coffee Tuesdays 1 st CT is next Tues. September 30 th from 3:30-5:00 pm Miller 201 OMRR Quarter Kick Off @ Gas Works Park Next Saturday October 4 th 3:00 – 6:00pm GO-MAP “Getting Connected” Thursday October 9 th 4-10pm @ UW Club

11. + Other events and program Join the various CoE listservs Attend upcoming OSS events and programs Masters & Doctoral Completion Workshops Funding Workshops OMRR Quarterly Potlucks Become a Diversity Ambassador DA Training TBD

12. + Student of Color Panel La’akea Yoshida Dalya Perez Raedell Cannie